Heather Healy
DNP · PMHNP-BC · FNP-BC · RN · PMP
Heather Healy is a doctorally prepared nurse practitioner and healthcare executive with more than 25 years of experience across psychiatric and family primary care, advanced practice leadership, academic program development, regulatory operations, and executive healthcare management.
NursingPro is built around that mix of clinical depth and delivery discipline. The consulting focus is not abstract innovation language. It is practical healthcare transformation work: improving operations, structuring change, defining responsible AI use where appropriate, and leading projects in environments where quality, safety, staffing, compliance, and patient experience all matter at the same time.
Heather's background brings together several perspectives that are rarely present in one advisor:
- Current direct-care practice as both a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner.
- Executive leadership in ambulatory services, advanced practice strategy, urgent care, and hospital nursing operations.
- Formal project management capability through the PMI Project Management Professional credential.
That combination supports organizations that need more than brainstorming. It supports work that must move from concept to implementation, especially when initiatives involve workflow redesign, stakeholder alignment, program build-out, onboarding, quality improvement, or responsible AI adoption.
Recent work includes building a psychiatric mental health clinic for university students, leading advanced practice and ambulatory operations, supporting accreditation-ready policies and procedures, teaching graduate healthcare administration and quality courses, and improving outcomes across care settings.
Selected Roles
PMHNP & FNP · Program Director · Education Program Administrator · VP, Advanced Practice & Ambulatory · Chief Nursing Officer
Organizations
Grand Canyon University · Arizona State Board of Nursing · Arizona State University · Phoenix Children's Hospital · Deaconess Hospital · Saint Alphonsus
Clinical and Executive Experience
Leadership across direct care, operations, education, and system-level management
Clinical Expertise with Project Discipline
Advanced nursing preparation paired with formal PMI project management training
Built for Complex Change
Especially relevant where operations, regulation, staffing, and care quality intersect
Consulting Emphasis
Next step
Start with a conversation, not a contract.
Whether you're improving operations, evaluating responsible AI, or trying to shape a governance approach, or trying to recover momentum on a struggling initiative, the best next step is a direct conversation about where you are and what you need.
Based in Arizona, NursingPro can support organizations remotely and work closely with healthcare teams that need practical operational leadership, responsible AI planning, and clear execution.